Figure 6.

Neovessels in the vitreous cavity of transgenic eyes. (A) Blood vessels inside the vitreous (left panel) were immunodetected (right panel, magnification of inset in left panel) with anti-vWF (green). Nuclei were counterstained with propidium iodide. (B) Scanning electron microscopy analysis of Mercox vascular casts from an intravitreous neovessel (left panel) and intraretinal normal vessel (right panel). The intravitreous neovessels showed imprints of endothelial nuclei (arrowheads), which appeared to be more prominent and numerous than intraretinal vessels. Scale bars: 36 μm (A) and 11 μm (B).